Fencing-fastener.



UNITED srnfrgns rnrnnr rines'.

JONAS H. WIEST, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEONIDAS R.

OHAVER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FENCING-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application filed February 6, 1907. Serial No. 355.993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONAS H. Wins'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FencingFasteners; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to concrete or similar plastic fence posts and has reference particularly to fasteners thereof for securing fencing wires to the posts, the object of the invention being to provide a simple form of fencing fastener that may be produced cheaply and be adapted to be removed from the posts in case of necessity and permitting of new fasteners being substituted in the posts for those which have been removed, a still further object being to provide a strong, durable and economical fencing fastener.

With the above-mentioned and minor objects in view the invention consists in a post having fencing fasteners extending therein obliquely to the face of the post so as to be retained partly by the weight of the fencing supported by the fasteners, and the invention consists further in the novel form of fencing fasteners and the combinations and arrangements thereof as hereinafter particularly described and pointed out in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of one of the improved posts having the fasteners therein and supporting a fragment of wire fencing; Fig. 2, a fragmentary longitudinal or vertical central sectional view of the post showing complete and incomplete fasteners therein; Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of the fasteners; and, Fig. 4, a side view of'one of the fasteners, and in broken lines indicating changes in shape of the fastener.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings designate corresponding elements or features of construction.

In the drawings A designates a fence post body which may be composed of any suitable plastic material such as concrete or burned clay; B designates the horizontal wires of wire fencing, and G the vertical wires thereof, D designating the barbed Wire at the top of the fence. The fasteners for securing the fencing wires to the posts comprise each a main body part E which is straight and cylindrical, the whole fastener being formed of a single piece of round wire and the body parts of the fasteners are embedded in the post body so as to extend from the face of the post downwardly and inwardly at acute angles to the face of the post, and inasmuch as the main body parts E are cylindrical and straight they may be forcibly turned rotatively in the post body so as to become slightly loose to permit of their withdrawal from the post body, leaving sockets F in the post body into which other fasteners may be inserted. At one end of each body part E a crook Gr is formed at the end of which extends a short straight portion I-I at the end of which a loop I is formed to which is joined a straight part .I that is adapted to be bent about the fencing wires to form eyes J. The contour of the fastener is such that with the axis of the body part E in the line X in Fig. 4, the straight part II is on the line Z that intersects the line X. Normally when the main part E is in the post the acute angled portion II rests against the front face of the post, the crook G affording a solid bearing to support the fencing wire which rests on the loop I.

Any suitable number of fasteners may be placed in a post body and one may be advantageously placed in the top of the post as shown.

In order to prevent animals from lifting the fencing,

in case the fasteners should be somewhat loose in the posts the lowermost fasteners are placed in reverse order to the others, that is to say, the main body parts E extend inwardly and upwardly from the face of the post and are prevented from slipping downwardly by means of the fencing wires, the vertical wires G preventing the lowermost horizontal wire from dropping, the latter being coupled to the other horizontal Wires as will be understood. If for any reason it be desired to removeany of the fasteners from the post body the eye J may be cut off or disconnected from the fencing wire and then the portion H may be forced outwardly away from the post so that the crook G will become straightened as indicated in Fig. 4, the portion II being then obtuse to the main part E as at I-I/ so that the main part E may be rotated in its socket Without the .loop I interfering against the face of the post.

In practical use the fencing wires are placed on the loops I then the terminal straight portions of the fasteners are hammered over around the fencing wire so as to form eyes QV, and by reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that all force exerted downwardly on the fasteners will tend to hold them in their sockets, being at such angles that horizontal force applied to the fencing could not dislodge the fasteners which as will be understood will be held partly by frictional contact in the post body.

Any of the various types of reinforcements that may be desired may be used in the construction of the body of the post. v

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A fencing fastener comprising a straight body part at an end of which is a crook, a portion extending from the crook and having a loop extending therefrom, and a terminal part extending from the loop, al1 being formed of one piece ot wire. K

2. A fence post having straight sockets therein that extend downwardly and inwardly from the face of the post, and fencing fasteners having straight body parts that are in the sockets and also having loops exterior to the sockets.

3. A fence post having straight sockets therein, one or more of the sockets extending upwardly and inwardly and the remaining sockets extending downwardly and inwardly from the face of the post, and fencing fasteners having straight body parts extending into the sockets.

4. A fencing fastener comprising a cylindrical body part, a crook at the end of the body part, a straight portion extending from the crook, a loop extending from the straight portion, and a terminal part extending from the loop to be bent to form an eye, all parts being integrally connected together.

5. The combination of a fence post, horizontal fencing wires` vertical wires attached to the horizontal wires, a plurality of fencing fasteners embedded in the post and secured to the horizontal wires, the fasteners having straight main body partsy one or more o the body parts extending inwardly and upwardly and the remaining body parts extending inwardly and downwardly from the face of the post.

ln testimony whereof, I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JONAS H. WIFIST.

Witnesses z Wn. H. PAYNE, E. ',l. SILviUs. 

